Rainham North Demographics (Medway, England)

Rainham North is a ward in Medway of South East, England and includes areas of Rainham, Otterham Quay, Lower Rainham and Horsham.

In the 2011 census the population of Rainham North was 8,563 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Rainham North is 42, while the median age is also 42.

92.3% of people living in Rainham North were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.0% Scotland, 0.9% India, 0.7% Ireland, 0.5% Wales, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Nigeria, 0.1% North Africa, 0.1% Pakistan, 0.1% South Africa.

98.1% of people living in Rainham North speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Turkish, 0.2% Panjabi, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% French, 0.1% Vietnamese, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Rainham North is 63.2% Christian, 27.1% No religion, 1.1% Muslim, 0.6% Hindu, 0.5% Sikh, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish. 540 people did not state a religion. 26 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

49.0% of people are married, 11.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.2% are separated or divorced. There are 484 widowed people living in Rainham North.

The top occupations listed by people in Rainham North are Administrative and secretarial 16.1%, Professional 13.8%, Associate professional and technical 12.8%, Skilled trades 12.5%, Administrative 11.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.5%, Elementary 10.1%, Sales and customer service 9.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.5%, Elementary administration and service 8.4%.